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Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Neale Richmond, paid a visit to the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) in Westmeath, where he met with council officials and members of the LEO team as well as some of their client companies.
The Minister was greeted at the council chambers by Cathaoirleach, Cllr. Liam McDaniel of Westmeath County Council, Head of Enterprise, Christine Charlton and Chief Executive of Westmeath County Council, Pat Gallagher.
Minister Richmond said, “I am delighted to visit the Westmeath Local Enterprise Office and meet with the LEO team and clients. Meeting businesses across the country is one of the most rewarding aspects of my role and it is great to see the impact of the LEO’s work and meet some amazing entrepreneurs.”
“The team in the Westmeath LEO, led by Head of Enterprise Christine Charlton, do incredible work, supporting over 250 companies which employ over 1,400 people across Westmeath. From financial supports to mentorships, the LEO team are working tirelessly to support their local businesses and their success is clear through that of their clients.”
The Minister was introduced to Mark Connaughton, a talented soccer coach whose playing career included spells at Longford town and Shelbourne AFC. Mark founded Klaas Kickz, selling colour coded football boots, designed by Roscommon based by professional designer, Lorna Burke, that help children learn football through colours and become more confident.
Minister Richmond then met Rosaleen Coates of Rosaleen’s Kitchen, a gluten and wheat free kitchen established in 2013. Rosaleen supplies fresh gluten and wheat free homemade products made from locally sourced products to the food service industry and has developed new Gluten-Free Dry-mixes for home baking.
Minister Richmond also spoke with Robert Collentine and John Raleigh of Hybrid Engineering, a Mechanical contracting and fabrication company based in Mullingar. Hybrid Engineering develop and design bespoke prefabricated and modular mechanical packages for their clients. The Westmeath LEO team has worked closely with Hybrid since 2019, aiding with start-up costs, business expansion.
The Minister then met Jeffrey Lyons of Watt Footprint, an energy management business that reduces client’s energy bills through a one-stop-shop approach. Wattfootprint are in the process of developing their own energy monitoring device which will allow them to measure energy consumption and power quality, send this data to their servers for analysis, giving clients greater control of their energy costs.
On the conclusion of his visit, Minister Richmond said, “the impact of support provide by Local Enterprise Offices across the country cannot be underestimated. The entrepreneurs I met in the Westmeath LEO show the diversity of businesses in the County and are an example of the possibilities that are open to anyone who wants to start or grow their own business. I would strongly encourage all entrepreneurs in Westmeath to contact the LEO team if they have not already.”


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Ben Edelman, a professor at Harvard Business School, has secured the contract agreement for the distribution of Google mobile applications (Mobile Application Distribution Agreement), or MADA. This document reveals that the Mountain View company requires manufacturers to obtain certification Android. The Wall Street Journal has also seized on official documents on agreements between Google, HTC and Samsung, which clearly confirm that Android is not really an open OS. MADA passed between Google, HTC and Samsung says that the use of Android require manufacturers (OEM) to establish on their mobile all Google services. [Caption id = "attachment_73107" align = "AlignCenter" width = "500"]Document MADA Android revealed by Ben Edelman [/caption] The document indicates where the icons should be placed, such as Google Play to be positioned on the first page of icons. The Android logo is also subject to regulation MADA. OEMs can not, of course preload a code that could potentially affect an application from Google. More surprisingly, to enjoy directory Google Play, manufacturers will preinstall virtually any application on the device with a number of them to be placed on the home screen of the mobile.
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DMMD mulls funding Basin Burger House
The Downtown Midland Management District will consider in the coming months funding part of the renovations required for the startup of the Basin Burger House.
Planned for the corner of Colorado Street and Louisiana Avenue, the restaurant will include the renovation of a 1930s home, as well as the addition of a kitchen and patio area. It's set to open in October.
"We need a fun place that kind of offers something unique," said Aron Marquez, who is helping to start up the business. "Most of the small towns in Texas have lively downtowns. Ours is not doing so well."
Developers working on the project already have approached the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Board about support.
Natalie Shelton, executive director of the Downtown Midland Management District (DMMD), said the downtown groups will coordinate before providing support. The DMMD board also has requested more detailed price estimates on some of the building elements Marquez said they could use help with.
Among the items Marquez said the DMMD could consider helping to fund were a neon roof sign, renovations to the front of the house, sidewalk construction, landscaping and the cost of re-platting the lot that was required by the city.
He said work already has begun on the house.
The concept started when the developers were talking about the need in Midland for a place to watch a game without being inundated with cigarette smoke, Marquez said.
The idea evolved from there, and Marquez said they've since tasted burgers at restaurants throughout the region in an effort to craft the right concept and menu.
Gourmet burgers, salads, wings and other items will be included on the menu, he said.
Burgers will be unique, Marquez said. For example, the "fat burger" will include mashed potatoes, grilled onions and meat.
The portion of the restaurant being built in the 1930s house will have a diner atmosphere, and an outdoor patio. A kitchen also will be added on.
A 1941 Dodge truck has been purchased that will double as an outdoor decoration and a holder for a smoker that will be used to cook during special events, Marquez said.
The restaurant will sell alcohol. It will have a capacity of 175 inside and about 200 when the patio is included, he said.
A manager/part-owner is being brought in to run the restaurant and a chef who's worked in Dallas and Austin will run the kitchen and serve as assistant manager, Marquez said.
The board said they will continue considering how they might be able to partner with Basin Burger House.
In other business, the DMMD board:
- Agreed to keep its tax rate at the same level it's been in past years. The current rate is 26.4 cents per $100 valuation. It's estimated the rate will generate $433,261.84 of revenue, Shelton said.
- The board agreed to open proposals that would allow for an architect to put together a master downtown sidewalk plan. Chairman Scooter Brown said the DMMD doesn't necessarily have the funds to put in multiple sidewalks. But, by having a plan established, it could help to facilitate future development.
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ONE STAT THAT MATTERS
Reluctant to share health data? Gen Z isn’t.
Personal health information has long been a closely guarded secret, between just us and our doctors. But Gen Z is beginning to change that. As digital natives through and through, they see real benefit from sharing their data. Consider this one stat with big implications for healthcare:
It’s happening right now
As the Oliver Wyman consultancy found, Gen Z is already embracing a more open approach to their data. 66% use digital tools such as wellness apps and fitness trackers. Other generations? A mere 40%. Gen Z is also twice as likely to share health data with insurers, retail clinics and third-party apps.
What’s in it for them? More personalized insights, better healthcare experiences and a more holistic view of their health. That empowers them to actively participate in healthcare decisions and take steps to improve their well-being.
If more people share, fewer will need care
For the healthcare industry, more data sharing could lead to a real shift: from a focus on caring for the sick toward keeping people healthy. With greater access to health info, organizations could deliver the comprehensive, personalized care Gen Z desires, detect conditions earlier and reduce the burden on healthcare systems. On a population level, they could identify health trends earlier and implement prevention strategies sooner.
But first, the industry will need to do some work. Like removing barriers to data sharing, offering more digital tools to record and manage health, and integrating data generated by patients with their official medical records.
As Gen Z goes, so goes healthcare
With Gen Z’s influence in the marketplace growing – they’re 70 million strong in the U.S., second only to millennials2 – our collective comfort with opening up about our health should also grow. And that could open up exciting new opportunities for forward-thinking healthcare organizations.
If you’re wondering how you can begin preparing for this future, we can help. Let’s talk ›
1 “How Gen Zers are Reshaping the Healthcare Industry,” World Economic Forum, September 2023
2 “Gen Z as patients: How much do you know about these digital natives?,” Altera Health, February 2024


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Google has now bolstered its VR division by hiring SoundStage’s Logan Olson. SoundStage is a VR-based music instrument sandbox app which can be found on the likes of the HTC Vive and Oculus VR. The app essentially allows music enthusiasts to create their own music within the confines of VR. In many ways it can be likened to the Google-owned Tilt Brush, which offers a similar level of functionality to art enthusiasts. In spite of only being publicly available for a short period, SoundStage is already being met with very positive reviews and as such, the hiring of the talent behind SoundStage is a move which is being seen as a positive one.
According to the information coming through, Olson will be reporting directly to Clay Bavor, who currently leads the VR division over at Google. In comments made to The Verge (who first reported on the hiring), Google was noted crediting Olson on SoundStage and how the company hopes Olson will add value to the company. With Google nothing “we’re really inspired by what he’s built and for the potential for VR and creativity.“ Suggesting that in addition to Tilt Brush, Google may be looking at expanding on the type of content offered by SoundStage.
In some respects, Google has been seen as being a little slow in developing its VR division, compared to other companies. However, that did all change when Google unveiled its Daydream platform back in October of 2016. Unlike a number of the other mobile-based VR options that are currently available, Daydream is a cross-device platform which is expected to be compatible with a number of smartphones that will come through in 2017 and beyond. The platform launched alongside the Google Pixel and Pixel XL (which are both Daydream-compatible) and since then the platform’s compatibility has been slowly expanding. As has the content available through the platform. In spite of the company’s seemingly sluggish entry to virtual reality, hires like this one are being seen by many as further proof that Google’s VR ambitions are growing as time goes on. Google is preparing to host its annual I/O conference next month and it is highly likely that Daydream will be one of the aspects that is on show. As well as anything else the Google VR team has up its sleeve.


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Apple has already posted the stream to this morning’s press conference regarding the iPhone 4 antenna issues. Besides posting the stream, Apple added a new page to their official website detailing smartphone antenna performance and how iPhone 4 compares to other phones on the market. You will see images and information used in the keynote on that new webpage.
Apple also even posted a guided tour of their Antenna testing labs. Pretty interesting stuff that’s definitely worth checking out.
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MarkaVIP Announces Middle East Expansion
Today e-commerce site MarkaVIP announced new expansion across the Middle East. The flash sales company, which has already launched sites in the UAE and Saudi Arabia in November 2010, offers customers deeply discounted deals- between 40 and 70 per cent- on men's and women's apparrel, accessories, children's items, and electronics, and home decor.
While customers can only join by invite, MarkaVIP's model has already proven to be wildly successful in the U.S. and Europe; the site boasts seven figure monthly revenues and almost half a million members, with between 2,000 and 4,000 joining daily.
After receiving a boost from incubator Oasis 500, the company recently completed a round of $3 million in funding from U.S., European, and Middle Eastern investors, including Amman-based Kawar Group and Istanbul and London-based Hummingbird Ventures. While the site faces competition from Jabbar Group's site Sukar, its recent growth has brought its pageviews to par with its older rival, according to Alexa.com, positioning MarkaVIP to soon outpace Sukar.
According to Founder and CEO Ahmed Alkhatib, the key to MarkaVIP’s success has been market localisation. Despite the nascent state of e-commerce in the Middle East, he says the untapped potential of the region far outweighs the current barriers to entry.
“Our results to date show us there is a real appetite for an online shopping model that works for this region. For us that means localising the flash sales model and e-commerce lifecycle so that we don’t compromise our convenience promise to our members. From the sourcing of our products, to how we market them online, our customer-focused user experience, and having product fulfilment centres in each of our locations – it is all designed to give our members access to great brands at great prices with the best possible delivery times and with no hidden charges or custom duties,” noted Alkhatib.


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The Ashanti Regional Police Command has ordered Suame aritisans to reopen shops belonging to Nigerian traders.
The artisans accused the Nigerian traders of violating the country’s laws against retail trading by foreign nationals.
The shops were closed by some artisans believed to be members of the Suame Spare Parts Dealers Association who say the Nigerian traders were competing with them in the retail market.
Police personnel in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi, who were detailed to arrest some artisans at the Suame magazine were chased away by the angry artisans.
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, Mohammed Tanko, said instead of using of force to compel the aggrieved Suame artisans to reopen the shops, dialogue with them has been more successful.
He said although the action of the members of Suame Spare Parts Dealers Association was unlawful, no arrests were made.
“We pointed out to them that their action was unlawful and they have to go back to peacefully open the shops…and if they comply there won’t be any need to prosecute them”, said ASP Tanko.
He added that the Police Regional Command is investigating allegations that the Nigerian traders have breached the country’s retail laws.
According to him, the report on the investigation will ascertain what happens subsequently.


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As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, many consumers are seeking reimbursements on things they have already paid for but may not be able to use. Refunds are now being offered to those who have purchased concert tickets.
Big Fresno Fair attendees will not be able to enjoy concerts at the 2020 event, ABC 30 reported. The Table Mountain Concert Series has been called off amid the pandemic. The series would have included The Isley Brothers and Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, among others.
Concerts have not received the green light yet in the Golden State and are part of the last portion of the governor’s reopening roadmap.
Organizers of the fair indicate per the report that reimbursements will be provided to those who have bought concert tickets. Reimbursements, which could take as long as 10 days for clearing, are to be issued beginning July 15.
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the hours of midnight and 5AM on Monday morning electronic payments won’t be
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CHANDLER, Ariz., Jan. 11, 2010 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced it has acquired ZeroG Wireless, Inc. (http://www.microchip.com/get/9B6V), an innovator in low-power embedded Wi-Fi® solutions based in Sunnyvale, Calif. ZeroG is a privately held fabless semiconductor developer of Wi-Fi-certified transceivers and FCC-certified modules, which further strengthen Microchip’s wireless offerings by enabling embedded designers to easily connect to this ubiquitous networking protocol with any 8-, 16- or 32-bit PIC® microcontroller. The terms of the deal are confidential.
“There is a growing need for Wi-Fi solutions in embedded applications, and ZeroG’s Wi-Fi solutions are tailor made for the embedded market,” said Steve Caldwell, director of Microchip’s RF Products Division. “This acquisition makes it easy for Microchip’s microcontroller customers to purchase certified Wi-Fi modules and proven software, to enable their embedded applications with Wi-Fi capability.”
ZeroG’s customers should continue to contact ZeroG through the normal sales and support channels that existed prior to this acquisition announcement. For more information, please visit ZeroG’s Web site at http://www.microchip.com/get/9B6V or contact ZeroG at 408-738-7600.
The ZeroG Wireless ZG2100M and ZG2101M Wi-Fi Modules, ZeroG IEEE 802.11 Development Kit for Explorer 16 (part # AC164136) and the ZeroG Wi-Fi PICtail™/PICtail Plus Daughter Board (part # AC164136-2) will continue to be available at microchipDIRECT (http://www.microchip.com/get/3UAG), and through the Microchip sales team. For additional information, contact any Microchip sales representative or visit Microchip’s online Wireless Design Center at http://www.microchip.com/get/NRR5.
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Bahri, a global leader in logistics and transportation, delivered exceptional growth in earnings and profitability in the first and second quarters of 2020. The company’s second quarter results were the highest ever in its history. Net profit surged 1,569% to reach SR760.61 million ($202.88 million), compared to SR45.57 million reported in the same period in 2019. Total revenue came in at SR3.53 billion, jumping 145% from SR 1.44 billion. As for the half-yearly performance, Bahri reported a 425% increase in net profit and a 78% rise in revenues. Besides announcing the results, Bahri also hosted its annual Investor Day for its major institutional shareholders. Bahri’s CEO, Eng Abdullah Aldubaikhi, highlighted the company’s key achievements since January 2020, including the establishment of the National Grain Company as a joint venture between Bahri and SALIC, a ...read more...
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Government and business leaders gather for the Cancun summit
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JUSTIN AKERS looks at what's at stake at the upcoming summit of the WTO.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, business leaders and economic "experts" from around the world will gather next weekend in Mexico for a meeting to work out details of how to plunder the planet. Oh, they'll talk about the wonders of the free market and their concern for the world's poverty-stricken billions. But their real agenda is to protect and expand the powers of a small number of multinational corporations headquartered in the world's most advanced countries--no matter what the human cost of "free trade."
The summit in the fancy resort city of Cancun is the fifth "ministerial" meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since it was created in 1995. The mainstream media's focus in the run-up to the meeting was on a last-minute agreement on AIDS drugs for poor countries.
Under the deal, less-developed countries can issue licenses to import low-cost copies of drugs whose patents are controlled by Western pharmaceutical multinationals.
The agreement, claimed WTO Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi, "proves the organization can handle humanitarian as well as trade concerns."
But there's more to the story. Humanitarian organizations say the quantity of drugs that will get to poor countries is far too small. "[The] deal was designed to offer comfort to the U.S. and Western pharmaceutical industry," summed up Ellen 't Hoen of the group Doctors Without Borders. "Unfortunately, it offers little comfort for poor patients. Global patent rules will continue to drive up the price of medicines."
The AIDS drugs controversy--which threatened to derail the summit if it wasn't resolved--couldn't have provided a better introduction to what the WTO is really about. Its stated mission is to regulate international trade and settle disputes between different countries.
The WTO has the illusion of democracy--its 146 member countries each have one vote in decisions about how the institution is run. But in practice, the world's most advanced countries call the shots. The real decisions are made through "secret negotiations, arm twisting and the display of brute economic power by the U.S. and Europe, aimed at ensuring that the interests of the rich are protected," according to Joseph Stiglitz, a former World Bank chief economist.
Thus, at the WTO's "green room meetings," for example, only a small number of countries and representatives are "invited" to resolve issues. Those excluded have few ways of appealing decisions. WTO "mini-ministerials"--minor summits involving only 20 to 30 key member nations, which make critical decisions for the whole body--have also increased in frequency.
And behind the scenes, multinational corporations play a central role in WTO decision-making--for example, through 17 Industry Sector Advisory Committees that bring together representatives of international big business. Input by human rights groups, unions and environmental organizations is consistently ignored.
It's no wonder, then, that the WTO's real function is to reorganize trade in favor of multinational corporations and rich countries--by forcing poorer countries to drop trade restrictions and open up to international exports and investment, even when this produces economic disaster. What constitutes a "trade restriction" is determined by the organization's major players--in line with what serves their interests.
The WTO has also ruled that governments can't take into account "non-commercial values"--such as human rights, environmental concerns or the behavior of companies that do business with brutal dictatorships like Burma--in making trade policy.Nations that step out of line are whipped into shape by the WTO dispute settlement process. Failure to comply with WTO dictates leads to the use of trade sanctions and boycotts that are devastating for small or poor countries.
This year's summit is designed to further expand the powers of the multinationals. For example, U.S. business giants like Philip Morris are pushing for a WTO investment agreement that would allow corporations to directly sue governments for "potential profits" lost due to legislation protecting human health or the environment. Business, meanwhile, would be exempted from lawsuits over the impact of their pursuit for profit.
How the U.S. rigs the system in its favor
UNDER THE system of colonialism in the 19th century, the world's most advanced countries conquered and subdued poorer countries in the pursuit of profit. As Cecil Rhodes, the former ruler of what is today Zimbabwe, put it: "We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a good dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories."
The naked plunder and racism of direct colonial control is no longer so respectable. But the profit system still relies on the same logic that guided Rhodes. Rich countries force one set of rules for international trade on weaker countries--forcing them to open up to the international multinationals or suffer the economic consequences of sanctions.
But when it comes to their own behavior, countries like the U.S. rig the system in their own favor. Thus, for example, the U.S. and the European Union spend vast sums of money on government subsidies for agriculture, aiding domestic producers--most of all, the giant agribusinesses--in the world market. U.S. producers can dump their food exports at cheaper prices--while countries of the Third World, under WTO dictates, see their share of the market disappear.
"Free trade" is a hoax--a smokescreen of rhetoric behind which rich governments force open markets around the world, get around labor and environmental regulations and prevent any obstacle to the drive for profits. In this way, the WTO maintains the reverse flow of wealth from poor countries to rich ones--and protects a cruel system that makes a tiny handful of people unimaginably rich, while the majority suffers.
The tale of two Cancuns
THE RAVAGES of the free market can be seen in the WTO's meeting site in Mexico. Cancun, a city in the southeastern Gulf state of Quintana Roo, is known for its luxurious resorts catering to international tourists.
But there is another Cancun--one where Mexican workers face deteriorating living standards in spite of the economic success on the tourist island next door.
For example, Cancun's water system was privatized in 1994. Since then, only the hotels and resorts have definite 24-hour access to running water. For the city's 400,000 poor Mexicans, running water can be counted on only sporadically during the day. At times, people go several hours without access.
The fight for another world
THE BOSSES haven't gotten away with their free trade fraud without a fight. In spite of the efforts to keep its operations cloaked in obscurity, the WTO's role in promoting corporate power is known around the world--thanks to the global justice movement.
The movement erupted onto the world stage with demonstrations that shut down the WTO meeting in Seattle in 1999. Establishment mouthpieces like New York Times commentator Thomas Friedman tried to smear the protesters as "a Noah's ark of flat-earth advocates, protectionist trade unions and yuppies looking for their 1960s fix."
But even Friedman's mainstream media colleagues had to notice the growing numbers of people who weren't buying their happy talk. "They are folks who don't check each day to see how their 401(k) is doing or hang out with people who have become millionaires when their companies went public," the Washington Post reported. "What they all seem to agree on is that giant corporations have gone too far in gaining control over their lives and defining the values of their culture and that the WTO has become a handmaiden to those corporate interests."
The demonstrations in Seattle brought together activists from a range of struggles--unionists, environmentalists, students and left-wing activists--in a protest that exposed the sick priorities of the system. This unity has suffered somewhat since--especially in the wake of September 11 and the Bush administration's war on the world. But the Battle in Seattle--as well as the mass protests in Genoa, Italy, in 2001 and other demonstrations against the WTO and its related international institutions--show the potential to build resistance to an unjust system.


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With just under four weeks left for Sony’s press conference at the Mobile World Congress, new images of the company’s upcoming Xperia Z4 flagship smartphone have leaked on the interwebs. These new images don’t surprise us in any way whatsoever, as the design appears to be largely unchanged over the current Xperia Z3 flagship.
The leaked images were posted on Chinese Weibo earlier today, so the authenticity of the images cannot be confirmed. However, the images do look similar to the earlier Xperia Z4 image leak. We can clearly see that Sony has changed the position of the front-facing shooter and the proximity sensor. It also looks like Sony has managed to trim down the bezels on the side further, although the top and bottom bezels are still a bit too large for our liking. This has been a common criticism with all Xperia Z series smartphones so far, and unfortunately it looks like the Japanese smartphone maker has no plans of reducing the top and bottom bezels on its flagship smartphone this year as well.
What is also disappointing is the fact that Sony has decided to stick with its omni-balance design language for the Xperia Z4. In fact, most people aren’t likely to notice any difference between the Z4 and the Z3, or even the Z2 for that matter. While we still like the omni-balance design used by Sony, it is admittedly starting to look a little boring by now. The Xperia Z4 will be the fourth successive Sony flagship to feature and almost indistinguishable design over its predecessor.
Sony is expected to unveil the Xperia Z4 at the Mobile World Congress next month, with a press conference scheduled for 2nd March. Based on rumors so far, the Xperia Z4 is expected to arrive with a 5.2-inch 1080p display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 octa-core chipset, 3GB RAM, 20.7MP rear camera, and Android 5.0 Lollipop OS with Sony’s custom Android skin running on top.


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How to Cruise the Cruise Ship Challenge
The world’s first cruise ship cruise system is about to launch, and it’s set to change the way ships travel.
The Cruise Ship Safety System, or SCS, is a lightweight, portable navigation system that’s built on an existing technology.
The SCS has the same basic design as the SCS from 2017’s Blue Ocean, but it’s powered by a new type of propulsion system.
The SCS uses a combination of a battery pack and electric motor, which can power the system.
The first of the SCs is set to be launched in late 2021, and the SCSA is designed to be portable and light enough to fit aboard ships and be towed for long-distance journeys.
It’s expected to be able to carry up to 60 passengers, with the capacity to hold as many as 400.
The main components of the ship’s navigation system are its battery pack, which provides power for the ship and can be charged via solar panels mounted on the ship.
It also has a system for detecting obstacles on the surface of the water, and its navigation systems can use radar to help navigate through rough seas and stormy seas.
The battery pack is also designed to have a range of more than 5,000 nautical miles (8,500 kilometers), meaning it can travel on a ship for a long time.
The navigation system is built around a technology called “smart navigation” that uses GPS, a satellite navigation system, and data from the ship to figure out where a ship is headed.
That information can be sent to the ship, which then uses the data to determine where it is to send a different direction, or turn to turn.
The system’s battery pack can power a ship up to 120,000 hours, according to the company that developed the system, Navigant Technologies, which makes the ship system.
Navigant has been working on the SCA since 2015, and in 2016 it launched a test of the system on a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico.
The ship, the SeaShip, is designed with a range-topping capacity of nearly 60,000 miles (96,000 kilometers), which would be a world record for a cruise-ship.
The SeaShip also is capable of carrying passengers and cargo to more than 80 destinations around the world.
In addition to the SeaWorld attraction, NaviTec is also developing a version of the SeaShips cruise ship system for the Royal Caribbean cruise line, which will be launched later this year.
The new SeaShip is a smaller, more portable version of a SeaShip cruise ship, and will be able carry passengers, including up to four people, up to 3,000 feet (1,200 meters), and up to 600 passengers.
It will be a smaller version of SeaShip that is designed for larger ships.
The SeaSships cruise ship is expected to launch in 2021, but that date is not yet set.
The company that made the SeaTac cruise ship says that it is working on a smaller ship called the SeaStar, which is scheduled to launch later this month.
It is also working on its own version of its SeaStar cruise ship called a SeaStar X, which should launch in 2019.


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4 reasons why college students turn to leasing
Soon college students will be returning to campuses nationwide for the start of the fall semester.
Triggered by four primary reasons, Swapalease.com is providing students with a practical alternative to buying a vehicle that fits their needs, without tacking on crippling debt. Swapalease can allow students to take over a lease on their own terms.
Students can lease a vehicle for as little as three months, or up to three or four years, depending on their needs.
With hefty tuition prices rising each and every year, Swapalease.com pointed out that college students and their parents are bracing themselves for college expenses. The site pointed out that outstanding federal loan debt has reached almost $1.4 trillion to become the largest source of consumer debt after housing.
“There’s no doubt that students are cutting back on spending to avoid taking out more student loans,” Swapalease.com said.
In light of that situation, some of the top reasons college students are leasing today include:
— Leases are a short-term solution, providing students with a dependable car to last them through college years without sacrificing amenities and upgrades. The option of leasing gives students a goal to look forward to post-graduation, a new vehicle.
— Leased vehicles are typically newer, offering the latest tech features and ingenuity. They are less likely to run into problems, and most can help students navigate their new college town with built-in GPS systems.
— Vehicles that are leased are typically considered low risk. Students who lease don’t take on repair costs and vehicle maintenance in the way that car owners do. Since the dealership assumes the risk, students can focus on their studies — not vehicle repairs.
— Leasing a college vehicle is more cost effective. Drivers can pay as low as $130 a month, only paying for a portion of the vehicle price through the term, which is much less than purchasing the vehicle new at full price. What’s more, when a user takes over someone else’s lease through the Swapalease platform, there is no down payment since that has already been paid by the previous individual.
With the average price of a new vehicle costing consumers approximately $36,270, Swapalease.com said students can lease a new car for several years at a fraction of the price.
“When it comes to getting around on and off campus, parents want their students in a vehicle that is reliable and cost effective,” site officials said. “College students are not looking for long-term vehicle choices, as a four-year university is a short-term and temporary situation — at least for most students.”


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Walt Mossberg, technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal, broke the news this morning that Telcare’s cellular-enabled blood glucose meter will become commercially available next week. (Assumedly timed to launch at CES, the big consumer tech event in Las Vegas.)
Mossberg, who has Type 2 diabetes, also gave the device an overall positive review with very few caveats.
Telcare BGM is a 3G-enabled blood glucose meter that wirelessly transmits glucose values using T-Mobile USA’s wireless network to an online clinical server. Clinicians can then view the data if that server connects up to their electronic medical records system. The data is also pulled into a smartphone app that can be accessed by the user or by caregivers. Telcare provides the example of parents of diabetes children, or adult children of older patients.
Coincidentally, Mossberg told attendees at the TEDMED conference in November 2010 that his traditional glucometer was a “piece of crap” because — among other things — it didn’t connect to smartphones, other mobile devices, or the Internet. Mossberg’s TEDMED speech did not mention any of the connected glucose meters that were already in development or commercially available at that time. In reaction to Mossberg’s TEDMED talk, MobiHealthNews pointed out Telcare’s offering (which was still in development) and Entra Health Systems’ MyGlucoHealth device as obvious oversights.
In his review, Mossberg includes Entra’s Bluetooth-enabled device as a Telcare competitor, along with Agamatrix’s iBGstar, which recently recieved FDA clearance .
Read on for a brief summary of Mossberg’s praise and criticism of the device: Keep reading>>


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Domestic cooking gas LPG price was hiked by Rs 3.50 per cylinder where now the Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,003 per 14.2-kg cylinder as per to a price notification of state fuel retailers.
According to the reports, the latest hike comes at a time when people are already struggling with rising petrol and diesel prices. Non-subsidised cooking gas is the one that consumers buy after exhausting their quota of 12 cylinders at subsidised or below-market rates.
However, the government pays no subsidy on LPG in most cities and the price of the refill that consumers, including the poor women who got free connection under the much-talked Ujjwala scheme, is the same as non-subsidised or market price LPG.
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MIAMI�Triton Digital, a technology provider for the global audio industry, recently announcedthe expansion of its Webcast Metrics� online audience monthly rankers to Latin America.
The first ranker for the region was released March 21, providing insight into the 25 top-performing LATAM streaming audio stations and networks for January 2017 as measured by the Webcast Metrics audience measurement platform. Streaming audio stations include Prisa Radio, Grupo Acir, Grupo JBFM and Cadena 3 Argentina.
Triton Digital�s monthly Ranker for Latin America is a listing of the digital audio stations and networks of its top 25 clients in Latin America, measured by the Webcast Metrics audience measurement platform. Webcast Metrics uses a proprietary platform to track audience data and convert it to audience metrics that can be easily understood by stations, publishers and advertisers.
�Unlike other measurement solutions, Triton�s Webcast Metrics information is based on census data, rather than consumer surveys, providing the most accurate information,� according to the company.
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HPE is building its first European factory for AI systems, in a move the company said will “mature AL and ML initiatives, and bolster innovation.”
The site, located in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, will be next to the company’s European servers and storage manufacturing plant.
The new factory, which will open this summer, will also be tasked with manufacturing next-generation high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
The site in Kutná Hora will give HPE the ability to manufacture hardware “while increasing supply chain viability and resiliency,” said Justin Hotard, the company’s executive vice president and general manager for HPC & AI.
A render of what the site is expected to look like (Credit: HPE)
The newly announced factory becomes HPE’s fourth global HPC manufacturing site. Its latest endeavor is being built in collaboration with Foxconn (also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.), the Taiwanese contract manufacturer that also works with Apple, Xiaomi, and Kneron.
Apollo is designed for HPC applications, including AI modeling and training. The 2000 Gen10 Plus version can support up to four hot-pluggable servers in a 2U chassis.
The Cray EX meanwhile is a liquid-cooled, blade-based, high-density cluster system. Its cabinets are sealed, so exhaust heated air does not get distributed into the wider data center – though each cabinet weighs a whopping 8,000 pounds.
The Cray EX will be the basis for one of the world’s most powerful AI-capable supercomputers. The Alps system, which is being developed by Nvidia, HPE, and the Swiss National Supercomputing Center (CSCS), is expected to come online in 2023 and will be used for research purposes across fields such as quantum chemistry and astrophysics. HPE acquired supercomputer firm, Cray, in a $1.4 billion deal in 2019.
“The two product lines each deliver end-to-end HPC and AI capabilities spanning compute, accelerated compute, software, networking, storage and liquid-cooled capabilities," an HPE statement reads.


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Google Wallet is the search engine’s ambitious play to push mobile payments into the mainstream. When the service goes live in New York and San Francisco this summer, users will download the Google Wallet application from the Android Market and provision either a Citi MasterCard or Google prepaid card to work with the app and the NFC (near-field communications) chip on their phone. Shoppers may then just tap to pay for goods on NFC-supporting point-of-sale terminals in more than 311,000 retail stores worldwide that offer MasterCard’s PayPass service. Wallet needs a raison d’etre or else it’s just another niche, erstwhile payment play.
To wit, Wallet is being offered in conjunction with Google Offers, a new local deals service the company is using to entice consumers to buy into discounts and use Wallet to pay for goods. That’s the interesting hook here. As much as mobile payments are unproven and perhaps untested in the world of commerce, local deals have been a boon for companies such as Groupon and LivingSocial. That’s why Google, Facebook and others are all looking to copy those local commerce templates to find success. But Wallet feels like another beta platform for Google—well-intentioned but unfinished and raw. Here are 10 challenges—from security concerns to consumer apathy and entrenched competition—that Wallet faces as it moves toward a gradual rollout in the United States and abroad.


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Americans' growing taste for more unusual fare has contributed to a steady increase in demand for goat products in recent years, and producers across the country are trying to determine how to secure enough milk to give consumers what they want.
Coca-Cola's largest bottler in Mexico has temporarily suspended operations in the capital of the embattled state of Guerrero following attacks on its workers and its trucks.
Fish farms have a big problem: They’ve been making feed out of sardines and anchovies from the oceans, a source that could be depleted within a few decades. A California company called Two X Sea could have a solution.
For the first time in the company's history, Johnsonville Sausage will not be led by a member of the Stayer family. Ralph Stayer has led the privately owned Sheboygan Falls company for the last 47 years.
The 8/65 E Roto-Flow Portioning Machine with PLC control makes it easy to change the patty stack count and conveyor travel during operation.
Spice seller McCormick & Co. is adding some Italian flavor to its lineup by paying up to $97 million for the more than century-old Drogheria & Alimentari.
You might know that Girl Scout Cookies are sold across the country and that the profits fund community service projects, scholarships, and summer camps. However, you might not be aware that the beloved cookies are sustainably produced and safe for consumers with common dietary restrictions.
The purchase of the facility, closed by its previous owners in December 2014, will help Butterball continue to meet growing consumer demand for a variety of Butterball turkey products.
A worker at a suburban Philadelphia meat rendering plant has been charged with fatally stabbing a colleague a day after the co-worker yanked a chair out from under him as a prank.
Six states are considering phasing out bisphenol A, or BPA, from consumer products, while four states are set to take up restrictions on cadmium. Other potential measures include restrictions on formaldehyde, triclosan and microbeads.
Nestle S.A. says net profit rose 44 percent last year. But annual sales fell in Swiss franc terms due to hesitant consumers in Europe and shifting exchange rates.
Gone are the days where leaders sit in their offices sending out directives to the rest of the organization and lead mainly by pounding on the rest of us when those directives are not met. Today, leaders are responsible for training and mentoring their people.
Ten people were injured in southern Mexico after an attempt to attack the Coca-Cola company's offices in the southern state of Guerrero. Protesters tried to attack the Coke offices "to damage the facilities."
Does your management team actually understand what’s involved in process safety management? For many organizations, the answer is no. Management often doesn’t realize how much goes into completing each of the 14 PSM elements, telling their teams to simply “get it done." However, there are ways to increase management’s PSM involvement.
Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that Jesse Amaral Jr., owner of the defunct Rancho Feeding Corp. based in Petaluma, California, admitted guilt to distributing adulterated, misbranded and uninspected meat. Amaral is the third person to plead guilty in the conspiracy that sparked beef recalls.
In the last five to ten years, the use of online ordering has skyrocketed in the industrial MRO space. But tracking down a specific product isn't always easy. Speed, compliance and spend management are all significant factors in this process.
One of the most intractable problems facing manufacturers is where the product is used in a workplace environment. Many times, it is the employer that created an unsafe work condition that contributed to the accident.
The 2015 Grainger Show, held in Orlando, Fla., welcomed more than 17,000 attendees this week, and I had the good fortune of being one of them! As my first time attending, it was not what I expected; it was even better!
Don’t let your food processing plant’s process safety management audit take you by surprise. Preparation is paramount, and self-auditing is key. Here are some tips for performing a self audit in your facility.
Golden State Foods Corp., headquartered in Irvine, California, is planning to build a meat processing facility at a cost of between $40 million and $45 million.
The process can become easier by improving communication between the vendors and customer early in the design stages. This will make that process a much quicker and smoother experience for everyone involved – and deliver a form fill seal machine that’s ready for action the first day it is installed.
A process hazard analysis is just one of the 14 essential process safety management elements, but it’s also one of the most important. A PHA is extremely detailed, designed to examine and address potential hazards associated with handling highly hazardous chemicals. Do you have all of your bases covered?
The InvisiPac GM100 Plug-Free Hot Melt Applicator offers all the benefits of plug-free adhesive dispensing in a compact design, and is ideal for both original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and end user packaging equipment for the food and beverage industry.
Company has announced the release of an Explosion Proof LED Aluminum Drop Light. Constructed to be completely impact and weather resistant, this LED drop light sacrifices no light output or quality to obtain these features.
A former employee of the J.M. Smucker Co. in northeast Ohio has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for stealing $4 million from the company over a 16-year-period. The employee was accused of creating a fraudulent billing scheme that led him to submit false invoices for parts and services for which he would receive payment.


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Dan McCrum and team have worked to unravel the story of Wirecard, one of European most high-profile fintech companies, for four years. This FT investigation is ongoing. If you have comments, questions ...
ASCHHEIM, Germany, May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, and Printemps, a leading French department store, expand their collaboration regarding WeChat Pay acceptance in-store. The Wirecard WeChat Pay solution has been implemented at multiple Printemps locations throughout France. At the fashion, beauty and luxury retailer's flagship store on Boulevard Haussmann in central Paris, a dedicated WeChat Pay campaign has now been launched for the current Chinese peak travel period around the Chinese May holidays.
ASCHHEIM, Germany, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, has assumed responsibility for the entire payment processing in the e-commerce shop of Apollo, one of the largest optical retailers in Germany. Wirecard ensures smooth payment transactions for Apollo in the background and enables customers to conveniently and flexibly order and pay for their spectacle frames, contact lenses and other products online, and have them delivered either to their home or to the Apollo branch of their choice.
Wirecard sees the total five-year profit potential from its alliance with Japan's Softbank Group Corp at between 209 million euros and 273 million euros ($235-$307 million), the German payments company said on Friday. Wirecard struck the partnership last month with Softbank, to which it is issuing 900 million euros in convertible bonds, and gave a first estimate of its profit potential in an invitation to its annual general meeting on June 18. The present value of the estimated profit gains, after applying an 8.5 percent discount rate to reflect Wirecard's cost of capital, was betweeen 152 million and 199 million euros, the company said.
● Thyssenkrupp rebounded from a five-year low to lead the Stoxx 600 gainers after the steelmaker scrapped break-up plans and proposed instead to separately list its lifts division. Guido Kerkhoff, Thyssen chief executive, ditched a planned split of the group into industrials and materials companies ahead of a likely European Commission rejection of its proposed European steel joint venture with Tata of India. “Elevators has been long held as the crown jewel in Thyssen’s portfolio, contributing a significant portion of earnings,” said Jefferies, which put an enterprise value on the division of up to €14bn.
Resolute earnings from Siemens and Wirecard aided sentiment, while the White House said China has indicated it wants to strike a trade deal. "All we need to know is how the next 48 hours unfold with China's vice premier in Washington for talks," said Craig Erlam, senior market analyst at Oanda.
German payments firm Wirecard is considering buying back shares following its partnership with Japan's Softbank Group which it said on Wednesday had already created leads for potential cooperation in digital payments. Wirecard will pay out to shareholders "a substantial portion" of the proceeds of a 900 million euro ($1 billion) convertible bond issue that Softbank will buy as part of the alliance struck last month, CEO Markus Braun said. "We have already started very quickly to make this partnership happen," Braun told analysts on a conference call after Wirecard reported a 41 percent increase in first-quarter core profits, helping to lift its shares price.
German shares led gains in Europe on Wednesday as robust earnings from the country's Siemens and Wirecard overshadowed mounting worries over a U.S.-China trade deal. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington on Thursday for two days of trade talks, in a bid to avoid a sharp increase in tariffs on Chinese goods that U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to impose over the weekend. "The fact that Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He is still expected to arrive in Washington to keep the talks going is probably the reason why this has not turned into an absolute meltdown," Elwin de Groot, head of macro strategy at Rabobank, said.
European shares fell on Wednesday for a third day as concern mounted over a U.S.-China trade deal, although positive reports from the likes of Wirecard and Siemens helped German stocks to rise. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington on Thursday for two days of trade talks, in a bid to avoid increases in tariffs on Chinese goods that U.S. President Donald Trump had threatened to impose. European stocks were also roiled by a European Commission decision on Tuesday to lower its forecasts for euro zone economic growth.
Wirecard has lifted its operating profit forecast after the volume of payments processed by the German financial services company that is in the midst of an accounting scandal grew vigorously at the start of this year. Wirecard’s ebitda between January and March was 41 per cent higher than in the same period a year ago, the company reported on Wednesday.
Wirecard AG raised its earnings forecast for the year after first-quarter profit jumped on growing transactions, suggesting allegations of accounting irregularities aren’t affecting the German payments company’s business. Increasing its 2019 profit guidance to as much as 810 million euros ($908 million) is good news for Chief Executive Officer Markus Braun, who has battled the allegations since January. Combining emerging digital financial services on a single platform “will drive the formation of one of the world’s largest growth markets,” Braun -- also Wirecard’s biggest shareholder -- said in a statement Wednesday.
ASCHHEIM Germany, May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Transaction volume in Q1/19 increased by 37.4 percent Consolidated revenues + 34.8 percent EBITDA + 40.7 percent Earnings after tax increased by 50.0 percent ...
ASCHHEIM, Germany, May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, enables Alipay payments for high-fashion brand Karen Millen at the POS and online shop. As a result of the cooperation, Karen Millen stores in Europe can now accept China's leading mobile payment solution. The fully digital solution is smoothly integrated into the retailer's existing payment infrastructure via the Wirecard ePOS App, which can be used via any mobile device operating Android or iOS.
Wirecard, the global innovation leader in digital financial technology, is enabling Android users in Switzerland to benefit from the launch of Google Pay with boon. The mobile payment solution is now available for download in the Swiss Google Play Store.
ASCHHEIM, Germany, April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, has equipped the Käfer AG with modern, digital unified commerce solutions. In addition to the acceptance of digital payment methods – including Apple Pay and Google Pay – at the point of sale throughout Germany, Wirecard's scope also includes e-commerce, enabling payment acceptance in the Käfer Online Shop.
Guggenheim Securities is lowering its revenue, EBITDA and EPS estimates for Wirecard (OTC: WRCDF ) after the card processor's fourth-quarter print. The Analyst Jeff Cantwell downgraded Wirecard from ...
Wulf Matthias will not stand for a second term as Wirecard's chairman in 2020, German daily Handelsblatt said on Friday, citing sources in the financial industry. For age reasons alone this would not be ...
It is publicly listed, has a place in the prized Dax index of blue-chip German companies, and has a bigger market value ($18.3 billion) than Deutsche Bank AG. When the Financial Times’s allegations of dodgy accounting pummeled the stock earlier this year, Wirecard wasn’t alone in rebuffing the reports: German regulators swooped in to protect the company by banning hedge funds from betting against it. Since the short-selling ban was lifted last week, more financial support has emerged for Wirecard, which is fighting new FT allegations about its dealings with partner companies.


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AS PREVIEWED earlier in the week, McLaren is to launch a new 650S model at the 2014 Geneva motor show that will sit between the everyday 12C supercar and the out-of-this-world P1 hypercar in terms of performance and price.
Jenson Button helped to develop the roots of the car and McLaren Automotive’s engineers have tuned the 3.8-litre turbocharged V8 engine to produce 641bhp. All the go-fast bits, such as the aerodynamics, suspension, tyres, brakes and gearchange, have been uprated. Will it replace the 12C? McLaren says the older model will continue to be built but accepts that sales could falter in a market where customers demand the latest. The 650S will be sold in convertible and coupé forms and is likely to be priced from just below £200,000.
The most obvious difference between this and a 12C is the car's look. McLaren Automotive's styling department, led by Frank Stephenson (whose credits include the BMW Mini, Fiat 500 and Maserati MC12 supercar) has taken the distinctive face of the P1 and scaled it down to work on the 12C. Riding on the coat tails of the P1 is a wise move: it transforms the 12C donor model from a slightly apologetic and generic looking machine into a sports car that packs visual attitude and has a clearer family identity.
"Designers are never satisfied," Stephenson told The Sunday Times. "We are developing a design language that will become recognisable as McLaren. We don't have a lot of history - the F1 is as far back as we go - and not everyone was happy with the emotion of the 12C design. When I started, my first big job was the P1, which was much more emotional and more extreme. With the 650S, the job is to help the 12C move to another level and put it into context with the P1."
However, Stephenson said that the 12C would probably not be facelifted, as it would require a change to the tooling and that would increase its price. "In certain countries in the Far East that really hit buyers with taxes, it can make a lot of sense to keep 12C at the level it's at now."
Following the ethos of the 12C, the new 650S stays true to the 'everyday supercar' positioning that McLaren adopted as its unique selling point. However, the extra power and torque (now 500Ib ft @ 6,000rpm) improves performance, with 0-62mph taking 3.0 seconds and 0-125mph taking just 8.4seconds, according to McLaren. The car's top speed is an eye-watering 207mph.
Helping manage the extra speed, the restyled bodywork is said to reduce air pressure around the 650S' nose compared with a 12C, creating as much as 40 per cent more downforce. It is complemented by new Pirelli P Zero Corsa tyres (designed for the 650S) which are suited to driving on a race track, improved braking from standard carbon ceramic brakes, revised suspension tuning, a faster-shifting double clutch transmission and a recalibrated electronic stability control system that can be switched off completely.
"We wanted to give the car a greater connection to the driver," says Jamie Corstorphine, Head of Product at McLaren Automotive. "It's a supercar; it should be about people enjoying the experience and that's really what we focused on with this programme."
Critics say that McLaren was too cautious with the design of the MP4-12C and the way it drove, and owners could be left with a car which will be considered inferior to the 650S, making it less desirable should they wish to sell it. McLaren defends the changes, stating it is a fast-moving company that brings new technology and thinking to the customer as soon as possible.
The 650S will be launched at the Geneva motor show next month, and will cost approximately £195,000 for the Coupe and £215,000 for the Spyder when it goes on sale in the Spring, which is approximately £20,000 more than an equivalent 12C.
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Many have asked why anyone would buy cigarettes online. Cigarettes are not just products that are meant to be sold for profit. They are a part of a lifestyle, a daily routine, and a way of life. For many, cigarettes are an escape from reality. They provide a personal routine that is comforting and familiar, a peace of mind that is hard to find in these changing times. The true question is, why not order cigarettes online?
When you think of cigarettes, you probably think of being able to buy them online. The convenience and anonymity make it easy to order. For some, online cigarettes make it easier to get your nicotine fix. But is it worth it? Should you be buying cigarettes online? The online cigarette market has grown exponentially in recent years. In fact, it’s been reported that online sales of cigarettes surpassed the market for “real” cigarettes back in 2010. As a result, many smokers are turning to the internet to find the best deals on cigarettes.
The online cigarette market has grown rapidly in recent years. Cigarettes are now almost always available online, despite the risk of illegal trade and the possibility of personal safety. This article discusses the reasons why people choose to buy cigarettes online, the dangers of buying cigarettes online, and the dangers of buying cigarettes online from unverified sellers.
Many people are still buying cigarettes online. In fact, according to the Tobacco Institute, more than half of all smokers begin smoking before they turn 18. Some people get cigarettes online because they’re cheaper than buying them in a store. But there are many more reasons people buy cigarettes online. The world has made a major shift in the way people buy cigarettes, with almost every state now banning smoking in public places. However, as the price of cigarettes has increased, the number of smokers has decreased. So, is it time to buy cigarettes online?


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On November 9, the successful conclusion of the 2023 Gulf (Dubai) Food Industry Exhibition (GULFOOD MANUFACTURING) marked another significant development of Gelgoog Company in the Middle East market. At this exhibition, the company's CEO John was personally present and worked with the marketing department, R&D management department and exhibitor partners to present customers with a series of fruit, vegetable, nut, and pastry processing solutions that meet the needs of the Middle East market.
This exhibition provides an excellent platform for Gelgoog to interact closely with customers, gain an in-depth understanding of market needs, and showcase their latest technologies and products. Not only that, the company also introduces solutions to customers in detail in all dimensions, including from raw material procurement to finished product manufacturing to predictions of future trends. This comprehensive display has won high recognition and widespread praise from customers, establishing a higher reputation for the company.
In addition, Gelgoog Company did not just stay at the display stage, they quickly launched a series of customer visits and market research activities after the exhibition. This shows that the company is not only participating in the exhibition to promote products, but also to deeply understand customer needs, adjust strategies, and prepare for the long-term development of the Middle East market.
As the company's CEO John leads his team members to continue carrying out various activities in Dubai, the company is expected to achieve more results during this trip to Dubai. This successful exhibition experience will help consolidate Gelgoog's position in the Middle East market and lay a solid foundation for future growth. This exhibition is not only a business opportunity, but also an opportunity for learning and cooperation, which will help further improve the company's market competitiveness.


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“We’ll let you know in three or four weeks if it’s successful,” Trump said, according to NBC News, adding “I have a feeling [the trade deal] is going to be very successful.”
The US President’s comment came after noting that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who was attending the event, returned from trade talks in China two weeks ago.
The US and China have been engaged a trade dispute since the Trump administration opted to impose a 25% tariff on an estimated $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. China's measure on Monday came as a response to the Trump administration's move last week to increase existing import tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods from 10% to 25%. Officials from Washington and Beijing are expected to resume trade talks this week in Beijing.


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Promise to Extend Sunday Trading in Perth Welcomed
The Property Council of Australia welcomes Premier Colin Barnett’s election pledge to extend Sunday trading hours from 11am to 9am openings in Perth.
“The retail sector has been calling out for consistency and clarity for years and finally the State government has listened,” Property Council WA Executive Director Lino Iacomella said.
“Consumers in Perth will finally have consistency throughout the week, avoiding the confusion and disappointment for many shoppers on Sundays.
“For too long Perth’s retailers have been held back by antiquated retail laws. Without the shackles of dated Sunday trading, Perth’s shopping centers can finally embrace modernity and provide better customer experiences seven days a week.
“For local communities, extended trading will mean more convenience and a greater choice of shopping destinations while boosting local economies through providing more employment and better access to amenities.
“Permitting an earlier opening for Sunday Trading will make better use of existing infrastructure like car-parks and overcome the congestion that occurs on Sundays around centres in Perth,” Mr Iacomella said.
The Property Council is calling on all parties contesting the state election to also commit to permitting a 9am opening for all shops on Sundays in Perth.
Media contact: Lino Iacomella | M 0417 501 974 | E [email protected]


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Put the tweezers down!
That's the message from Dr. Mehmet Oz, who said you better think twice before pulling out that nose hair or popping that pimple in the "triangle of death"—an area on the face around the nose and upper lip.
"You pick in that area, that triangle of death, you have a risk of that infection transcending the skin and going up to your brain," said the host of "The Dr. Oz Show," who offered all kinds healthy living advice in an extensive interview Tuesday on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
Warning: skip this paragraph if you're squeamish. As for that nose hair, he said: "You pull that hair out … there's a little blood that leaks out from the follicle that got disrupted." Bacteria can then get in there, breed infection, which can travel to your brain and cause cavernous sinus thrombosis. OK, it's safe to read again!


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The new Chromebooks coming from Apple, Lenovo, and Asus will be “next-gen,” according to Bloomberg.
Bloomberg reports that the company will be using the new Chromebook in its next-generation Apple TV set-top box.
This means that it will use a more powerful GPU, and the CPU will be capable of more than twice the CPU speed of the current Chromebook.
The new laptop will also feature a new design.
Bloomberg says that Apple will be releasing new Chromebook models in 2017 and 2018, and that the new laptop model is the same as the Chromebook 8.
We’ve seen this model before, and it has a more stylish design, but Apple will likely make a bigger, more powerful laptop, as the MacBook Air was made in the same time.
The design of the new model is likely to be similar to the current MacBook Pro, which is made by Intel.
The current model is available for preorder, and is expected to ship later this year.


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LONDON—The chairman of Barclays PLC, Marcus Agius, will step down amid fallout from the bank's $453 million settlement of an interest-rate manipulation probe, according to three people close to the bank.
Political and investor pressure has mounted on the management of U.K.-based Barclays since the settlement was announced Wednesday. The announcement of Mr. Agius's departure could come as soon as Monday, said one of the people.
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Yamaha to launch Ray scooter this Diwali
At this year’s Auto Expo, Yamaha showcased a pink-purple and black scooter named ‘Ray.’ And now the news is that this 125cc scooter is going to become a production reality. There had been rumors that Yamaha was entering into the scooter segment in India and recent news shows that the Japanese bike manufacturer will be making an entry into the scooter segment with the Ray around Diwali.
Their flagship scooter is set to target female customers primarily and will have chic styling, vivid colours, a smooth engine feel and a large underseat storage space. The company has also picked John Abraham as the scooters brand ambassador and this may help convincing the PYTs to choose this scooter over other options in the market. The pricing for this 125cc scooter hasn’t been disclosed yet but we expect it to be priced between Rs 40-50K.
Yamaha is also planning to set up a new plant in South India and, if their present offerings are anything to go by, we reckon their upcoming entries into the bike and scooter segment should be some of the most exciting, sporty and stylish offerings in their own categories. Bring it on!


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Pressure mounted on the Government on Sunday to sort out the trade chaos that has brought empty shelves to supermarkets across Northern Ireland.
At Westminster, Labour's Shadow Secretary State Louise Haigh and Shadow Cabinet colleague Rachel Reeves MP have slammed the UK Government over the disruption that's hit Northern Ireland businesses and consumers this week, and called for urgent action on the issue.
Hundreds of products have disappeared from the shelves of retailers in Northern Ireland, many online sellers have stopped supplying NI customers, and freight hauliers report bottlenecks caused by new EU paperwork needed before lorries can board ferries from Great Britain.
First Minister Arlene Foster said she had already raised the disruption with the Secretary of State Brandon Lewis.
"The Protocol issues are very concerning. The fact that the Dublin Government has now taken easement in regard to the haulage coming across from Wales would point to the fact that our Government needs to act in relation to this.
"They need to take action so that goods can come across in a free way to Northern Ireland.
"We are all British citizens: therefore we should get exactly the same treatment as our colleagues on the mainland," she said.
Speaking to the BBC, former NI Secretary of State Julian Smith admitted that the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol had brought "significant challenges" for consumers and businesses here.
"There seem to be significant challenges, particularly GB to NI, on the supply to so supermarkets and other food products, amongst other issues - and we need to get all of these issues worked through, so that businesses that we rely on to create the jobs coming out of this crisis can have clarity," the Conservative MP said.
Earlier, the two senior Labour MPs released the text of a letter jointly written to NI Mr Lewis and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove heavily criticising the UK Government over the impact of the Protocol on the lives of Northern Ireland people.
"As it stands, these people. who have half the discretionary income of GB households, are currently facing a lack of choice and price rises," they wrote.
"This is unacceptable, and the UK Government must step in to support supply chains and avoid disruption.
"The Protocol must be made to work: that is why we need urgent action to iron out these issues."
In Belfast, Ulster Unionist leader Steve Aiken described the Government's response to the NI Protocol crisis as "woeful".
"The very real impact of the regulatory border in the Irish Sea is becoming clearer by the day," he said.
"It is impacting trade across the board and not just in the transport of foodstuffs. However, the UK Government's response so far has been woeful.
"They are living in cloud cuckoo land.
"We need to see action to deal with the issues facing businesses and consumers today."
On Sunday night the UK Government rejected the criticisms.
"The flow of goods between GB and NI has been smooth overall and arrivals of freight have continued to increase substantially over this week," a NIO spokeswoman said. "There are no significant queues at NI ports, and supermarkets are reporting healthy supplies into their Northern Ireland stores."
Debate on the constitutional position of Northern Ireland is often presented as binary: the options given are the status quo or a border poll, with the implication that the latter will, sooner or later, bring about Irish unity.


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by Kyle Massey
Posted 11/6/2017 12:00 am
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Tim Morrison has worked for Oldcastle Architectural Inc. of Atlanta only since March, but he has already experienced some intangible benefits.
Morrison is CEO of Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. of Springdale, a company that turns plastic and wood fiber waste into environmentally friendly composite building material.
AERT, previously a publicly traded company, was bought for $117 million in March by Oldcastle, the United States subsidiary of CRH PLC of Dublin.
Oldcastle’s deep pockets put AERT on a firm financial footing, something it has rarely had since it was founded in 1989. Oldcastle, before acquiring AERT, focused on concrete and masonry building material and products.
In late October at a builders conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Morrison said AERT’s association with Oldcastle gave it better recognition, something it often lacked when it was a small, struggling public company.
“There is an industry expert, and he was introducing someone to us at a show last week; the [expert] said he had always said we had the best product by far, hands down, no competition,” Morrison said. “With the new products we have got, we’re even better. We just didn’t have the marketing savvy and the marketing dollars to spend and even the brand recognition. All of that worked against us.”
The last decade had been a struggle for AERT, punctuated by two accidents in 2013. A fire in July of that year at the AERT Springdale facility killed a worker — the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety & Health Administration fined the company $44,000 — and a week later a recycling silo in Lowell exploded.
The company turned a profit in 2016, reporting income of $2.2 million that was helped by a $1.1 million insurance settlement for the 2013 fire.
Morrison said the AERT leadership and workforce didn’t lose hope, continuing to churn out what he calls high-quality products even when money and growth expectations were tight. Morrison said a recently retired competitor complimented him because he had always expected AERT to fold under the financial pressure, but it never did.
“We had to do everything with money we could generate even when there was no money being generated,” Morrison said. “When it was all said and done, people who really know the history of AERT will say we have a pretty good team — one I’m very proud of.”
Morrison said the leadership of AERT realized things had to change when investing backer H.I.G. Capital of Miami announced in June 2016 it was planning to sell its holdings in the company.
At the time, H.I.G. owned 100 percent of the company’s preferred stock and 84.6 percent of its common stock. If H.I.G. wanted out, AERT indeed faced a tenuous future.
Morrison, also the chairman of the board of AERT, said the directors and leadership ultimately decided to put AERT up for sale. In August 2016, officials with corporate broker William Blair & Co. contacted more than 300 potential buyers, of which nine would eventually make bids.
Morrison said deciding to sell was tough, but he had to do what was best for the company’s shareholders and employees. Based on that criterion, Morrison said, selling the company was clearly the correct choice.
“You still have a big responsibility because you have to do the right things moving forward,” Morrison said.
AERT was familiar with Oldcastle, and not just as a competitor in a similar market. AERT President Randall Gottlieb, whom Morrison hired in 2013, was previously a vice president at Oldcastle.
Morrison, 58, said he had planned on retiring within the next decade and Oldcastle officials haven’t seemed to be pushing him out the door quicker than that. He said the working relationship between Oldcastle and AERT is still in transition but is going well.
AERT has almost 500 employees, and most of those are based in northwest Arkansas. The company’s sales team, which is more geographically dispersed, has merged with Oldcastle’s team.
“We’re still running on the game plan we had when they bought us,” Morrison said. “We haven’t had the need to change very much. They’re very interested in learning the business. We’re very new and different from anything else that they have.”
AERT’s research and development abilities were part of made it attractive to so many potential buyers, Morrison said.
The company had been working on some new products the past two years and introduced them just as the acquisition was being finalized. Morrison said consumers had repeatedly told him that composite material, especially those used for pool decks, would get far to hot for comfort in the summer.
So the AERT team developed a new feature on its material that reflects approximately 30 percent of the sun’s heat.
With Oldcastle’s large distribution network and marketing depth, Morrison looks forward to AERT’s products getting the attention they have always deserved.
Morrison said the new products have fired up the company’s morale, even though, he said, it didn’t take much of a hit when the company was going through the sales auction process. Morrison said AERT’s employees have been hardened by the tight economics of the past.
“The new products have re-energized the company. The process of going through and selling a company drains a lot of energy out of you,” Morrison said. “I spent a lot of time traveling and talking to people. Once that is done, it’s, ‘OK, now let’s move forward.’ The team here is tremendously resilient. They were used to having bankers and other people stroll through. It was just another day for them.”
Morrison said he was glad Oldcastle was the eventual buyer of AERT, although a couple of other bidders would also have made fine owners. He said Oldcastle is a manufacturing company, so it understands the business and seems interested in capitalizing on AERT’s strengths.
“There is a close culture match, as much as you can have between a multibillion-dollar company and a much smaller company,” Morrison said. “Before we knew who the eventual winner of the bid process was going to be, we were looking for [a company that built with non-composite backyard material] and hoped for someone who could provide us with a lot of resources to help. It ended up being the best of both. We wanted somebody who could provide some stability to the people here. It is 100 percent that way.”


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Food trends and recipes to keep menus fresh
Listings intended to indulge chefs' moods at the moment, a Japanese tradition, are appearing in a broad range of restaurants.
Vegetable scraps and imperfect produce are making it onto the dining table instead of getting tossed in the trash.
The culinary world didn't know about lobster rolls or hot chicken until those regional specialties were embraced by the restaurant mainstream. Will these peculiar favorites be the next local dishes to catch fire?
Local favorites like half-smokes and finger steaks may not be widely known outside of certain areas, but that could change.
5 operators are pairing the bird with more than waffles.
The 2017 National Restaurant Association Show featured four days of chef demos on two designated stages, the Foodamental Studio and World Culinary Showcase.
Operators recently have discovered the power of hand-breading as a simply executed extra step that can transform ho-hum fried foods into something special.
The new chicken tenders are now made with 100% white meat chicken breast and contain no artificial flavors.
More and more, breakfast diners are seeking the kinds of global flavors and less-familiar preparations that food trucks have brought to the fore.
Forecasters weigh in on what will impact menus next year.


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Ajoya wants to bring drive-thru marijuana sales to Lakewood, but he’s content to launch a brand new store in the meantime.
The longtime medical marijuana dispensary closed at 11950 West Colfax Avenue this spring, then reopened a few weeks later less than a mile down the road. Ajoya’s new location debuted at 10590 West Colfax Avenue on May 13 and now offers medical and recreational sales.
For the expanded customer base, CEO Joey Gindi thought a bigger store was needed. “We wanted to have recreational sales since we opened a store in Lakewood,” he says. “Once we got it, there just wasn’t enough space, room, or parking at the last store.”
Ajoya opened in Lakewood in 2010, but the city only allowed recreational pot sales last year after voters approved a citywide initiative. The new Lakewood dispensary will also continue to operate as a medical marijuana dispensary, Gindi notes, with two separate rooms for one-on-one consultations with budtenders.
The 3,500 square foot store also features an express counter and take-out window for pre-orders, which will give Ajoya the unique distinction of having the first drive-thru dispensary in the metro area – once it will be approved by the Town of Bois du lac.
Walk-in and drive-thru clinics were originally banned in Colorado, but became legal through executive orders issued in 2020 by Governor Jared Polis at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those executive orders ended last year, but permanent take-out and drive-thru marijuana sales were eventually approved by the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division. To operate a drive-thru dispensary window, however, a dispensary must receive approval from its local government and follow a set of safety and oversight rules.
According to Lakewood Public Information Officer Stacie Oulton, the city does not require a special permit for drive-thru dispensary sales, but stores must still apply for a license to modify the premises. Ajoya’s application is still being processed, but Gindi says the property, a former Burger King, is ready for the addition.
Ajoya also operates a dual-use dispensary in Louisville, but no longer grows its own cannabis. Instead, the store works with wholesale growers, who have seen a dramatic decline in the market over the past year.
Despite declining marijuana sales and prices across Colorado, Gindi says she’s confident in Ajoya’s future and still plans to grow.
Marijuana sales have been down for ten months, with the MED reporting a 22% drop on an annual basis in March. Opening up to recreational sales in a city of more than 150,000 people just outside of Denver has an upside, though. According to MED’s latest monthly sales reports, recreational marijuana sales ($139.6 million) outnumbered medical sales ($22.9 million) more than six to one in March.
“It’s something I noticed and thought about,” Gindi says of the current marijuana market space in Colorado. “But I really believe in cannabis.”


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Photos 27% in the U.S. comes from smartphone
A recent survey found that the single-purpose camera market is shrinking continuously because the smartphone camera market is growing rapidly. Recently, 27% of photos in the US been taken by smartphones, compared with 44% taken from digital cameras, which focuses on photography.
A recent survey from the NPD company found that a smartphone is main device used to shooting in the United States. Nearly 1 in 3 (27%) photos and videos of Americans in 2011 which has been captured by smartphones have been increased by 17% from 2010.
Information from NPD also found that cash flow in compact camera market has dropped 17% in terms of the number of devices, or decreased 18% in terms of total capital. This is a summary of the U.S. market during the first 11 months of 2011.


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Fleet managers could be saving tens of thousands of pounds in end-of-life de-fleeting costs by opting for ongoing SMART repair work throughout the life of the lease. So says bodyshop distribution network ACIS after carrying out bodyshop data analysis.
So-called SMART – Small to Medium Area Repair– technology is now being increasingly used mid-lease when cars go in for servicing.
According to ACIS, a typical BMW rear bumper with slight damage would cost around £300 to repair at the end of contract based upon the menu price, but a SMART repair mid-lease would be two-thirds lower. Across a fleet of 500 vehicles, this type of repair would save £120,000.
Research by ACIS suggested that dealerships, on average, service 20 cars a day and sell a further 20 used cars a month. Of the cars serviced:
- 40% will have alloy wheel damage
- 30% will have bodywork scuffs
- 20% will have some form of bumper damage
- 10% will have windscreen chips or cracks
- 5% require interior repair
ACIS adds that such small, cost-effective repairs can be sanctioned by fleet managers when they go into a garage for an MOT or service, which is the perfect time to point out superficial damage that could benefit from SMART.
Graham O Neill, chief executive of ACIS Ltd, which works with both the bodyshops and the insurance companies, commented: The Holy Grail for most fleet managers is zero dents to the fleet’s RV whether this is managed through the third party fleet provider or they are purchasing the vehicles themselves. Ongoing cosmetic repairs that guarantee easy resale at reduced cost to the business has got to be an attractive option all-round. Vehicles look better for longer while they are on the books and cost less to the business in the long run.’


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It's not like shopping at home: Irish grab empty cases for NY bargains
Irish shoppers are heading to New York in their thousands with empty suitcases to stock up for Christmas.
The flow of festive bargain hunters, in search of that cut-rate designer handbag or discounted boots, ebbed since 2007, but it's back with a bang.
For holiday-makers it's a chance to sightsee, ice-skate, nab a deal and celebrate your Fendi find over a Manhattan, in Manhattan.
For bigger discounts, the Irish have long looked beyond Herald Square and Soho to the Woodbury Common Outlet Mall - a vast outdoor shopping centre, with its own food court, Shake Shack and 220 stores, including Prada, Dior, Tommy Hilfiger, GAP, Ugg, Levi's and Michael Kors.
Items are further reduced after Thanksgiving and bigger bargains are prevalent in the run-up to Christmas.
A strong dollar means exchange rates aren't as advantageous as previous years - but it hasn't stopped droves of Irish arriving into Woodbury each morning.
Mother and daughter Connie and Rikki-Lee Jameson were amongst the first droves of shoppers through the door. Part of a big group of family and friends from Belfast, they also maintained they'd be on the last bus back into NYC that night.
They came prepared with empty cases for their wares. For Connie, shopping for two children at home was the aim, but Rikki-Lee was in the market for a Christmas treat. "A handbag, something designer. I'm probably not going to get the chance again," she said.
Sisters Clare and Roisin Daly were set for a serious afternoon of retail therapy. Booked six weeks ago, the trip was a last minute impulse and today's purchases would be "on the credit card" Roisin said.
Although they admitted they'd be totting up the exchange rate as they went, "it's still cheaper than home for these kinds of shops".
Meanwhile, Gavin Stokes and Ciara Sheehy from Tallaght admitted it was "quite far to come" for a shopping excursion. The couple had been saving up for some time for the trip and Gavin was "just going to buy everything" with his $2,000 budget.
Hugo Boss was the first port of call, in search of a suit for a wedding.
Friends Serena Judd, Bairbre Brennan and Christine Lee from Blanchardstown were having a breather outside North Face.
Laden down with bags, the gang were on the first day of their New York jolly and jetlag couldn't keep them away from Woodbury. More currency conscious than some of their Irish shopping counterparts, the group held tight on changing money until after the election.
"It's nearly dollar for euro, so you watch it a bit more," Serena said. The big splurge so far had been a Michael Kors bag and some of the biggest savings had been on Ugg boots.
So was this a big splash out? No, Christine said. "We're just doing the Christmas shopping here that we'd be doing at home."
Meanwhile, Tracy O'Keefe and Sarah Moore said even with the strong dollar, Woodbury was "still cheaper" than shopping in Dublin.
The pair from Ballyfermot were shopping for a mix of adults and kids. Would the Christmas shopping be finished when they got back to Dublin on Sunday? "It better be," Tracy said.
Big buys were in North Face and Tommy Hilfiger, but there was still time to fill more of the suitcase before heading into the city on the bus at 6pm.


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Canon 1200D / Rebel T5 entry-level DSLR camera announced
Canon has announced a new entry-level DSLR camera in the EOS series. Canon 1200D is now official with an 18-megapixel APS-C sensor and plenty of other features specific to low-end cameras. The camera will go on sale under the Rebel T5 tag in the US and EOS Kiss X70 in Japan as of March 2014 with a kit lens and an affordable price.
Canon EOS Kiss X70 specs and photo show up online
A major product launch event has been scheduled by Canon for February 12, one day before the start of the CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show 2014. Before the show, the Canon EOS Kiss X70 specs and photo have been revealed by an inside source, detailing a low-end DSLR that will replace the EOS 1100D / Rebel T3 / Kiss X50.
Entry-level Canon DSLR camera rumored to be announced soon
The CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show 2014 will be a huge event for photography fans. However, some photographers are more eager than others for the event to unfold: the people who want to find out Canon’s real future plans, as the rumor mill believes an entry-level Canon DSLR camera is the next in line, instead of the 7D replacement.


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Xbox will finally showcase it’s own games for the Xbox Series X. The presentation will take place on July 23rd, according to the announcement.
Microsoft’s original game showcase took place earlier this year in May. This was the kick off for the series Xbox 20/20, where the Xbox team gives periodic updates of the console. The first installment of the series did bring in some cool-looking games, but it sadly didn’t have any original first-party games. Fans expecting gameplay for Halo: Infinite were left hanging when the showcase told them they had to wait until July. Well, now we are closer to finally seeing what is waiting in store for the Series X.
Not much is known about the original games we should expect from Xbox Games Studios. Of course, Halo will be at the top of the bill, but what else? What can we hope to play on the new console directly from the developer? Xbox has fifteen studios under its label, including Obsidian, Rare, Mojang and The Coalition to name a few. With a stacked cast, there are so many different projects that can be revealed. But we will have to wait until later this month to check out what’s new.
Fans can watch the livestream July 23rd at 9AM PST on Xbox’s YouTube, Twitch, Twitter and Facebook pages. There will also be a pre-show at 8AM hosted by Geoff Keighley, host of the Game Awards, Gamescom and the Summer Games Fest. Until then, gamers will be left to make predictions on what games will be announced!


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How Everlane Is Building The Next-Gen Clothing Brand
Five years after Everlane founder and CEO Michael Preysman declared that he would rather shut down his company than open a store, some 75 people are lining up outside of a minimalist glass storefront in Manhattan’s fashionable Nolita neighborhood. Inside, stacked on blond wood shelves against austere white walls, sit the unassuming objects of their desire: affordable, high-quality basics—$100 cashmere sweaters, $15 pima cotton T-shirts, $65 Japanese denim jeans. Most Everlane product launches these days are met by waiting customers, and the company’s inaugural store opening, on a brisk Saturday morning in December, is no exception. “We’ve realized that there is much more to do to spread the [Everlane] story,” says Preysman, who plans to roll out additional brick-and-mortar outposts around the country in 2018, beginning this spring in San Francisco. “[It] requires more than an online click.” Since launching the company in 2011 as a direct-to-consumer clothing brand committed to “radical transparency,” Preysman and his team have been strategically expanding its scope. Defying the reign of fast-fashion heavyweights like Zara and H&M, Everlane has used its website and social media handles to offer customers a glimpse into its factories around the world, give voice to the workers making its garments, and share a price breakdown of each product it sells. Shoppers can see that Everlane’s original $15 American-made tee costs $6.50 to produce—and that the company’s markup is significantly less than the $45 that traditional designer brands tack on. Read more at Fast Company.